Electrocardiography in primary care; is it useful?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 199-205

  Rutten, F H ^a   Kessels, A G H ^b   Willems, F F ^c   Hoes, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Electrocardiography; General practice; Patient management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034738398     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(00)00284-9     Document Type: Article

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